Matthew 21:31

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.

Did

The first

Romans 3:19

Verily

Matthew 5:18

Matthew 6:5

Matthew 18:3

The publicans

General references

Bible References

Did

“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord!’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of My Father in heaven.

For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven, that person is My brother and sister and mother.”

Tell them: As I live”—the declaration of the Lord God—“I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that the wicked person should turn from his way and live. Repent, repent of your evil ways! Why will you die, house of Israel?

I tell you, in the same way, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels over one sinner who repents.”

“Therefore, having overlooked the times of ignorance, God now commands all people everywhere to repent,

The Lord does not delay His promise, as some understand delay, but is patient with you, not wanting any to perish but all to come to repentance.

The first

David was infuriated with the man and said to Nathan: “As the Lord lives, the man who did this deserves to die!

Your own mouth condemns you, not I;
your own lips testify against you.

Jesus replied to him, “Simon, I have something to say to you.”

“Teacher,” he said, “say it.”

“He told him, ‘I will judge you by what you have said, you evil slave! If you knew I was a tough man, collecting what I didn’t deposit and reaping what I didn’t sow,

Now we know that whatever the law says speaks to those who are subject to the law,

so that every mouth may be shut and the whole world may become subject to God’s judgment.

Verily

For I assure you: Until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or one stroke of a letter will pass from the law until all things are accomplished.

“Whenever you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites, because they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by people. I assure you: They’ve got their reward!

“I assure you,” He said, “unless you are converted and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

The publicans

As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax office, and He said to him, “Follow Me!” So he got up and followed Him.

“So the last will be first, and the first last.”

(And when all the people, including the tax collectors, heard this, they acknowledged God’s way of righteousness, because they had been baptized with John’s baptism.

All the tax collectors and sinners were approaching to listen to Him.

“Today salvation has come to this house,” Jesus told him, “because he too is a son of Abraham.

The law came along to multiply the trespass. But where sin multiplied, grace multiplied even more

What should we say then? Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have obtained righteousness—namely the righteousness that comes from faith.

one who was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and an arrogant man. But I received mercy because I acted out of ignorance in unbelief.

General references

If you are willing and obedient,
you will eat the good things of the land.

But many who are first will be last, and the last first.

While He was reclining at the table in Levi’s house, many tax collectors and sinners were also guests

with Jesus and His disciples, because there were many who were following Him.

But many who are first will be last, and the last first.”

Tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they asked him, “Teacher, what should we do?”

But the Pharisees and their scribes were complaining to His disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”

Note this: Some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last.”

All the tax collectors and sinners were approaching to listen to Him.